scholarly journals Leadership Behaviour, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Azizah Hashim ◽  
Che Mohd Zulkifli Che Omar ◽  
Mohd Sahandri Gani Hamzah ◽  
Azmi Umar
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the organizational performance and entrepreneurial orientation of Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Literature has shown that leadership and entrepreneurial orientation are important for organizational performance but still inadequate. Thus, this investigation hopes to close this gap in the literature and contribute to a new understanding of relationships between leadership and organizational performance, and entrepreneurial orientation served as a mediator. This study comprised a sample of owners or managers in the manufacturing and service sectors of SMEs located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, as their largest representation of SME establishments and significant contributions to Malaysia economy. A cross-sectional research design was used to examine the relationships between leadership behavior, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance among SMEs. The respondent’s lists were sought from the SME Corp. Malaysia at http://www.smecorp.gov.my and http://www.smeinfo.com.my. Data were gathered based on a mailed questionnaire and personal administered questionnaires. The findings indicate that entrepreneurial orientation acted as a partial mediator in the relationship between leadership behavior and organizational performance. Transformational leadership and transactional leadership were found to have a significant relationship with entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance of SMEs. An important implication of this research indicated that both transformational and transactional leadership behavior positively increased the individual outcome and lead to higher organizational performance.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Resilience and Performance of an Organization: A Survey of Small and Medium Enterprises in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Webology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-461
Author(s):  
Ibini Emueje ◽  
Henry Odigwe Olannye ◽  
A.P. Olanye
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Resilience is a vibrant process of adaptation which enables entrepreneurs to constantly direct a futuristic aspiration despite the volatile conditions of a market. The study examined entrepreneurial resilience on the performance of small and medium enterprises organization in Asaba, Delta State. The cross-sectional research survey research design method was employed. The study adopted the stratified random sampling technique. The sample size used was limited to 201 respondents. A structured questionnaire was the research instrument employed in the study. Descriptive statistics as well as multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data collected. Findings showed overwhelmingly that resourcefulness, strategic diversity and pro-activeness has a substantial positive relationship with organizational performance. The study concluded that entrepreneurial resilience has a positive effect on organizational performance. The study result showed that resourcefulness has the highest affirmative effect on organizational performance. Thus, the study recommended that if enterprises understand the nature of the association amid the dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience, the failure rate of small and medium enterprises can be reduced.

The Importance of Entrepreneurial Orientation's Dimensions in Influencing the Organizational Performance of Food and Beverage SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 81-99
Author(s):  
AKRAM Abdulsamad ◽  
Noor Azman Ali ◽  
Anuar Shah Bali Mahomed ◽  
Haslinda Hashim ◽  
Abdulwahab Jandab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The study is attempted to examine and analyze the important influence of entrepreneurial orientation components - risk-taking, innovativeness, and proactiveness- on the organizational performance of Yemeni Small and Medium Enterprises within the food and beverage industry. The model of study is tested on 459 owners/Managers of SMEs by employing the analysis of Partial Least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), as well as Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA). After utilizing the cross-sectional approach, the results illustrated that the innovativeness and risk-taking have a significant and positive impact on organizational performance, but their effect was less than proactiveness. Moreover, the analysis of importance-performance pointed out that proactiveness more important than innovativeness and risk-taking in determining organizational performance. The model of study expounded 34% of the whole variance in SME's performance. Moreover, it provided the implications of practical and theoretical.

scholarly journals Orientasi Strategi yang Mempengaruhi Kinerja Organisasi Usaha Kecil Menengah di Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 470
Author(s):  
Kadek Arya Jaya Kusuma ◽  
Eddy Supriyatna MZ
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Technology Orientation ◽  
Processing Techniques

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of market orientation, technology orientation, and entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Jakarta. The sample was selected using the non-probability sampling method, amounting to 100 respondents who are entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs in the field of small and medium scale enterprises. Data processing techniques using the SmartPLS 3.0 program. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant influence between market orientation on organizational performance, there is a significant influence between technology orientation on organizational performance, and there is a significant influence between entrepreneurial orientation on organizational performance. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh orientasi pasar, orientasi teknologi dan orientasi kewirausahaan terhadap kinerja organisasi usaha kecil dan menengah di Jakarta. Sampel dipilih menggunakan metode non-probability sampling berjumlah 100 responden yang merupakan pelaku usaha atau wirausaha dalam bidang skala usaha kecil dan menengah. Teknik pengolahan data menggunakan program SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa adanya pengaruh signifikan antara orientasi pasar terhadap kinerja organisasi, adanya pengaruh yang signifikan antara orientasi teknologi terhadap kinerja organisasi, dan adanya pengaruh yang signifikan antara orientasi kewirausahaan terhadap kinerja organisasi. 

scholarly journals Disintegrated Market Orientation and Firm Performance: Moderating Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
Jawad Hussain ◽  
Palwasha Bibi ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad ◽  
Hazrat Bilal
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The interplay between strategic orientations has received limited attention in manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs).The existing studies have repeatedly called for investigating the impacts of multiple strategic orientations on organizational performance. Moreover, prior research called for disintegrating the strategic orientation and assessing their effects on organizational performance. Thus, this study is the first of its nature – disintegrating the market orientation (MO) construct and using data from 213 SMEs of Pakistan, collected through survey method, which reports on how the deployment of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as moderator produces synergistic effect and strengthens the MO dimensions –organizational performance links. The results indicate that the MO dimensions are positively and significantly related to organizational performance. Moreover, EO significantly and positively moderates the MO dimensions and organizational performance relationships. The study provides avenues for future research.

Determinants of Innovativeness in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Ben Mkalama ◽  
E. Bitange Ndemo ◽  
Jackson Maalu ◽  
Ganesh Pokhariyal
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Firm Innovativeness ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Medium Enterprises

In spite of firm innovativeness being identified as essential for growth, there exists a dearth of studies that relate entrepreneurial orientation and innovativeness in manufacturing small and medium enterprises in the developing world. In this article, we unpack the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and examine their influence on innovativeness of manufacturing small and medium manufacturing enterprises. This was a cross sectional survey with a stratified sample size of 363 firms.   Regression models were used to validate the derived hypothesis. We discuss the implications of the results which show that the dimensions were individually not found to have a significant effect on innovation but yet entrepreneurial orientation had an influence on firm innovativeness. We identify the need for additional studies to broaden the scope of future studies across several geographies. We conclude by challenging the ever-dynamic local institutional policies that have not had a significant impact on the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on innovativeness of SMEs across many developing countries.

scholarly journals Impact of organizational entrepreneurship characteristics on entrepreneurial orientation: Moderating role of firm size and education

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-487
Author(s):  
Amel Farhan Swadi ◽  
Ahmad Abed al-hayy Al-dalaien
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Organizational entrepreneurial characteristics (OEC) have received less attention compared with the individual entrepreneurial ones. In addition, few studies examined this issue in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of OEC on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of an organizational member. OEC are operationalized to include top management support (TMS), organizational culture (OC), and transformational leadership (TL). Two moderators are proposed in this study: the CEO’s education and company`s size. The data were collected via purposive sampling using a questionnaire; a survey included 206 SMEs in Iraq. The data were analyzed using AMOS. The findings indicate that the impact of EOC (B = 0.14) on OE is positive. Its dimensions TL (B = 0.14) and TMS (0.50) also impacted positively the OE. CEO’s education and company size moderated positively the effect of OEC on OE. Decision makers are advised to pay more attention to leadership style and adopt open culture as well as free expression and tolerance among SMEs in Iraq.

Encouraging Internationalization and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small and Medium Enterprises

2017 ◽  
pp. 233-259
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This chapter explains the overview of internationalization; the aspects of internationalization in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); internationalization, social capital, and Foreign Market Knowledge (FMK) in SMEs; internationalization and marketing capability; internationalization, innovation, and Research and Development (R&D); the implications of internationalization in SMEs; the overview of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO); EO and firm performance; EO, organizational learning, and knowledge management; and the current trends and issues with EO in SMEs. Encouraging internationalization and EO is essential for SMEs that seek to serve suppliers and customers, increase business performance, strengthen competitiveness, and achieve continuous success in SMEs. The chapter argues that encouraging internationalization and EO has the potential to enhance organizational performance and reach strategic goals in SMEs.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Resilience and Performance of an Organization: A Survey of Small and Medium Enterprises in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISDL
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Resilience is a vibrant process of adaptation which enables entrepreneurs to constantly direct a futuristic aspiration despite the volatile conditions of a market. The study examined entrepreneurial resilience on the performance of small and medium enterprises organization in Asaba, Delta State. The cross-sectional research survey research design method was employed. The study adopted the stratified random sampling technique. The sample size used was limited to 201 respondents. A structured questionnaire was the research instrument employed in the study. Descriptive statistics as well as multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data collected. Findings showed overwhelmingly that resourcefulness, strategic diversity and pro-activeness has a substantial positive relationship with organizational performance. The study concluded that entrepreneurial resilience has a positive effect on organizational performance. The study result showed that resourcefulness has the highest affirmative effect on organizational performance. Thus, the study recommended that if enterprises understand the nature of the association amid the dimensions of entrepreneurial resilience, the failure rate of small and medium enterprises can be reduced.

scholarly journals Analysis of the impact of training on the performance of Small and Medium-sized enterprises in Northwest Mexico, by applying the Structural Equations Statistical Technique (SEM-PLS)

Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-98
Author(s):  
María Del Carmen Vásquez-Torres ◽  
Arturo Tavizón Salazar ◽  
José Guadalupe Flores López
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Northwest Mexico ◽  
Northwestern Mexico ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Summary Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are fundamental to the economy of all countries, representing the majority, with a considerable contribution to GDP, as well as generating jobs; for this reason, it must seek to remain in the market. The objective is to analyze the impact of training on the organizational performance of SMEs in northwestern Mexico, applying the statistical technique of structural equations model (SEM-PLS); the research was conducted to 195, considering the commercial, industrial and services, is a quantitative study, descriptive, correlational, causal, using the statistical technique of structural equations with the SMART PLS 3.3.2 software, and not experimental cross-sectional. The alternative hypothesis is accepted, since training has an effect on the organizational performance of SMEs in northwestern Mexico. It is highly significant because there is very strong evidence of the causality of the mediating variable training on the organizational performance of SMEs with 99.9% reliability. Training has the greatest effect on organizational performance because each unit that increases training will have an effect of +0.453, being the variable with the greatest cause-effect impact on organizational performance in SMEs in northwestern Mexico.

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